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#9CF075 Color

#9CF075 is rgb(156, 240, 117) in RGB, hsl(101, 80%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 51%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), visibly different at ΔE 12.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9CF075
HEX#9CF075
RGBrgb(156, 240, 117)
HSLhsl(101, 80%, 70%)
HSVhsv(101, 51%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 51%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.178 136.7)
LABlab(87.46% -42.64 50.38)
LCHlch(87.46% 66.00 130.24)

What #9CF075 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9CF075, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#9CF075 Channel Values

How #9CF075 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 156 · G 240 · B 1178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 80% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 51% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9CF075 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9CF075

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9CF075; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #9CF075

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #9CF075 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9CF075
Protanopia#E4E476
Protanomaly#CCE975
Deuteranopia#D9D979
Deuteranomaly#C4E378
Tritanopia#AEE5E5
Tritanomaly#A7EAC2
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #9CF075 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9cf075: #9CF075;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9CF075;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9cf075': '#9CF075' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.612, green: 0.941, blue: 0.459)
Android XML<color name="color_9cf075">#9CF075</color>
SVG fillfill="#9CF075"

More Green Colors

#9CF075 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#9CF075 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9CF075?

#9CF075 is a light green — rgb(156, 240, 117) in RGB and hsl(101, 80%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.44.

What is the RGB value of #9CF075?

#9CF075 is rgb(156, 240, 117) — red 156, green 240, and blue 117 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9CF075?

#9CF075 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 51%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9CF075 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9CF075 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9CF075 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9CF075 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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